Global Patent Index - EP 1101359 A1

EP 1101359 A1 20010523 - A VIDEO CODING SYSTEM

Title (en)

A VIDEO CODING SYSTEM

Title (de)

VIDEOKODIERUNGSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE CODAGE VIDEO

Publication

EP 1101359 A1 20010523 (EN)

Application

EP 99938387 A 19990727

Priority

  • EP 9905488 W 19990727
  • GB 9816540 A 19980729

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0007375A1] A motion estimation method and system for a video coder are disclosed. The system comprises an input for a video image (6) to be coded. It also comprises a series of motion estimators of varying complexity, for estimating a motion vector field between the received image (6) and a reference image (5). The subsequent motion estimator in the series is selected by a control means (50) if a prediction error associated with the motion vector field estimated by the currently selected motion estimator exceeds a predetermined threshold. Smoothing means (10) and sub-sampling means (20) are provided. Preferably the two are inter-dependent.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/26

IPC 8 full level

H04N 7/26 (2006.01); H04N 7/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04N 19/53 (2014.11); H04N 19/537 (2014.11); H04N 19/543 (2014.11); H04N 19/56 (2014.11)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0007375A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2340327 A 20000216; GB 9816540 D0 19980930; AU 5290299 A 20000221; EP 1101359 A1 20010523; WO 0007375 A1 20000210

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9816540 A 19980729; AU 5290299 A 19990727; EP 9905488 W 19990727; EP 99938387 A 19990727